Cricket 1893

MARCH 23, 1893 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD ^ THE GAME. 37 To this might be added two matches against Hampshire in 1843, both of which Notts won. So that out of a gross total of 334 matches, Notts have, up to the present year, won 172, lost 70, and drawn 80. A splendid and incomparable record. The matches against Derbyshire in 1873 and 1874 have been excluded, inasmuch as the former played 16 and 14 men in those years. A match against Durham and Yorkshire in 1858 has also been omitted, feeing that Tom Hayward, of Cambridgeshire, helped the Northerners; even then the lacemen won. T able N o . ?. R esolts Y eab b t Y ear . 1831... Played. 2 W on. 2 Lost. Drawn. 1835... 2 2 __ — 1837 .. 1 __ 1 [ [ __ 1840... 3 1 2 __ 1841... 1 — 1 __ 1813 .. 3 3 __ __ 1845... 2 1 1 __ 1848 .. 2 — 1 ’.!! i 1851... 1 __ 1 1852... 2 2 __ 1853... 3 2 1 __ l w5l .. ... 2 — 2 __ 1858 .. 1 __ 1 __ 1859... 1 1 __ 18S0... 2 1 1 __ 1861... 2 __ 2 __ 166J .. 4 3 i 1863 .. 4 2 1 i 186i... 7 » 4 1*65 .. 7 6 1 __ 1866 .. 6 2 1 »! 3 1867... 4 3 1 1868... 6 4 2 lSfi9... 6 5 1 1870... 6 3 2 i 3871... 6 4 1 i 1*74... 7 2 __ 5 1873... 7 5 1 1 1874... 8 5 3 16V5 .. ... 10 6 1 !!! s 1676 .. ... 10 4 3 3 1877... ... 12 5 5 2 1878,.. ... 14 7 3 4 1679... ... 1 i 5 1 6 18>-0... ... 10 6 1 3 1 81... ... 12 4 4 4 1882... ... 12 8 1 3 18*3 .. ... 12 4 1 7 1881... ... 10 8 1 1 1685... ... 12 6 1 5 1686 .. ... 14 7 __ 7 18*7 .. ... 14 8 3 3 1883... ... 14 3 6 5 1689... ... 14 9 2 3 189).. ... 14 5 5 4 1891... ... 14 5 4 5 1892 .. ... 16 10 2 4 T 334 172 76 83 Facts to note in these tables. 1. Notts have never played a tie match with another County. The only such match in their entire history was against fourteen of the Free Foresters in 1863. 2. Up to the end of 1874, out of 108 matches only 14 were drawn. Since then out of 226 matches, as many as 72 have been drawn. N.B.—Arthur Shrewsbury first played for Notts in 1875. 3. 1864 was the last year in which Notts lost more matches than they won. 4. Of the highest innings scored by Notts against the above eleven counties, seven were played on the Trent Bridge Ground. Of the lowest innings scored by Notts, only three were played there. 5. Up to 1840, county matches were played on the Forest Ground, which was situated within the racecourse—a true and fast ground, open free to the public. Siuce 1840 all home matches have taken place on the Trent Bridge Ground, which was opened by old William Clarke in 1839, and a sixpenny gate added—much to the chagrin and disgust of the local public. 6. No County have ever scored an innings of 500 runs against Notts. 7. Notts have won both matches in a season as follows a. Sussex, in i.%35, 1865, 1873, 1881, 1882, 1884 to 1892 inclusive. b. Cambridgeshire, iu 1834, 1862. c. Kent, in 1864, 1869,1870,1879,1887. d. Surrey, in 1852, 1869, 1871, 1873, 1874, 1876, 1878, 1882, 1892. e. Yorkshire, in 1865, 1872, 1891. f. Middlesex, in 1867,1874, 1880,1884, 1892. g. Lancashire, in 1868, 1880. h. Gloucestershire, in 1884, 1885, 1887, 1883. i. Derbyshire, in 1875, 1878, 1879. k. Somersetshire, none. I. Hampshire, in 1843. 8. Notts have lost both matches in a season as follows a. Sussex, in 1840. b. Cambridgeshire, none. c. Kent, none. d. Surrey, in 1854, 1861, 1864, 1887, 1888, 1891. e. Yorkshire, in 1874. T able N o . 3. H IGHEST AND LOWEST SCORES FOE AND AGAINST NOTTS. Highest Tnnp, for Low est Inns. 1 for H ighest Inns. artin s1; 1 Lowest Inns, against 1. Cambridgeshire *70 59 1 217 23 in 186*1 in 1664 I in 1863 in 1JRl 2. Sussex 59 i 73 1 332 J9 in 1891 in 1874 in 1891 in 1673 3. K ent 446 35 382 36 in 1869 in 1R89 | in 1891 i i 1878 4. Surrey 5ul 41 | 468 | 16 in 1882 in 1874 and 1«9I | in I8n4 in 1860 5. Yorkshire 355 i4 | 424 32 in 1873 in 188S 1 in 1885 in 187o 6. 596 66 | 400 35 in i887 in 1ft 6 and 1879 | in 1877 in 1882 7. 375 343 42 in 1887 in 1682 j in 1886 in 1886 8. Gloucestershire 489 62 1 483 49 in 187? in 1691 | in 1681 in 1*82 9. Derbyfchire 451 91 | 138 16 in 1885 in 1878 | in 1875 in 1879 1". Somersetshire 145 f r 4 wks. Ci 309 72 in 1A92 in 189? | in 1892 in 1892 11. Hampshire .09 • K 1 1*1 57 in 1843 in 1813 | in 1843 in '813 / . Middlesex, none. g. Lancashire, none. li. Gloucestershire, in 1876,1877, 1890. i. Derbyshire, none. k. Somersetshire, none. I. Hampshire, none. Against Australian Elevens Notts have played 11 matches—winniug 5, losing 2, drawing 4. Their highest innings, 441 in 1888 ; lowest, 48 in 1882. Highest Australian innings, 265 in 1884 ; lowest, 02 in 1890. There is no space left me to speak individually of the men who have played a worthy part in Notts Cricket. I may describe them at some future date. Suffice here to remark that all the greatest Notts cricketers have been professionals, and all of native growth with the solitary exception of John Jackson, the best fast bowler in England thirty years ago, who was born in Suffolk, Indeed, to him add J. A. Dixon and Shacklock, and I can think of no other “ foreigners ” that have at any time played for the Lace County. It would be easy enough, from memory, to write down straight off, at lease a score of names of good, aud in some instances great cricketers, whom Notts have given to the other counties; not to mention the 300 or 400 club bowlers that are annually drafted from Nottinghamshire into all parts of the British Isles, and even to the Colonies. No other County has been so prolific in bowlers. In the long ago, there were William Clarke, Redgate, and Bickley. After them, we find Tinley and Jackson, Grundy and Wootton, William and Martin McIntyre, Howitt and J. C. Shaw, Morley and Alfred Shaw, and lastly Attewell. Among the distinguished batsman there are the following : Joseph Guy, George Parr, Richard Daft, William Oscroft, along with Shrewsbury, Gunn, and Barnes. Whilst Charley Brown, Biddulph, and Sherwin have been as good as any with the gloves. No amateur has yet played for Notts that can be classed with their greatest professionals ; and one is not forgetful of snch names as W. Bateman, J. G. Beevor, A. W. Cursham, R. Tolley, W. Williams, C. W. Wright, and J. A. Dixon. When Corbet Anderson published his colored lithos some forty years back, the following Notts cricketers were honored with a place in his picture gallery— Clarke, Bickley, Guy, Parr, Nixon, and Grundy. I have carefully worked out the averages and analyses of the chief Notts batsmen and bowlers, both past and present. I regret that it was impossible to include such bowlers as Clarke, Jackson, Wootton, and Grundy ; but during their day, or a greater part of it, the analysis was sadly neglected, or else imperfectly drawn up. Take the batsmen first, and in their chronological order. Kuns. Innings. Average. Gee rge Parr ... 1833 ... ;.. 84 ... ... 22.3 Kichard Daft ... 6391 ..........217 ... ... 29,4 Arthur fehrewstiuryl0669 .... .. 305 ... ... 35.6 William Barnes ... 7593 ... .. 3?3 ... ... 93.5 W illiam Gunn ... 7924 ..........264 ... ... 30.0 N.B.—Considerable allowance must be made for the difference in cricket grounds to-day and thirty years since. Neither Parr, Daft,nor Shrewsbury once got the “ spectacles” when playing for